Center-piece for buggy neck-yokes.



H. W. STIMSONQ CENTER PIECE FOR BUGGY NECK YOKES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 191].

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W. STIMSON, OF SNYDER, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN G. WILLIAMS, OF

SNYDER, TEXAS.

CENTER-PIECE FOR BUGGY NECK-'YOKES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1912.

Application filed May 8, 1911. Serial N 0. 625,748.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. STIMsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Snyder, in the county of Scurry and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Center-Pieces for BuggyNeck-Yokes, of which the following is a. specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in centerpieces forbuggy neck yokes. Its object is to provide a means for attaching theneck yoke of a bugg to the forward extremity of the tongue that willestablish this connection in a stronger and more satisfactory mannerthan the devices in present use for such a purpose. I

A further object of the invention 1s to provide a center piece for buggyneck yokes that will be positively prevented from sllpping 0E the end ofthe tongue, and one that can be produced at a comparatively low cost.

With these and various other objects in view, my invention has relationto certain novel features of the construct-ion, an example of which isdescribed in the following specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein:

igure 1 is a front v1ew of the herein described invention, a portion ofthe neck yoke, with which it is used, being shown in dotted lines. Fig.2 is a rear view of the same, showing a bracket mounted on the rearsurface of the device adapted to engage a lug carried by the tongue inorder to hold the center piece against displacement longltudinally withthe tongue. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken upon the linezrw of Fig. 2, the tongue of the vehicle being shown in dotted lines.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like letters ofreference designate similar parts in all the figures, the letter Adenotes a disk or ring, preferably of leather, which is provided with acentral aperture B of sufiicient size to receive a vehicle tongue C. Thetwo sides of the disk A are covered by metal plates D, held in place bya plurality of bolts E passing through the plate and through the disk.

The main portions of the plates D are circular in shape, their edgescoming flush with that of the disk A, and each 1s provided with acentral circular aperture F somewhat horizontal alinement with the edgeof the aperture B. A lug L, projecting downwardly from the under side ofthe tongue, is adapted to be recessed between the bracket K and theadjacent plate D, preventing longitudinal motion of the center piecerelative to the tongue. When it is desired to remove the center piecefrom the tongue, the former will be swung about the axis of the tongue,bringing the bracket K above the tongue, so that the lug L will nolonger ofier an obstruction to the removal of the center piece. Theapertures F in the plates D are made somewhat larger than that in thedisk A in order that said disk may receive all the wear put upon thecenter piece by friction with the tongue, and when this wear becomesexcessive the disk may be readily replaced by a new one by removing thebolts E. It is to be noted that the material used in forming the disk Aneed not be any high grade of leather, since scraps of any sort may betrimmed ofi to the proper shape and clamped between the plates D toaccomplish the desired result. The material of which the parts D and Gare*formed will preferably be a sheet of strong resilient steel thatwill furnish suflicient strength to eliminate any possibility ofbreakage.

The construction above described has sufficient strength to last as longas the vehicle in conjunction with which the device is used, and willprevent the accidents and runaways which so frequently occur, due to thegiving way of the center piece for the neck yoke of a buggy.

WVhat I claim is:

In a center piece for buggy neck-yokes,

disk, and being adapted to engage the lug on the sleeve on the end ofthe tongue.

In testimony whereof I have signed'my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY W. STIMS ON.

WVitnesses:

J. C. STEWART, T. L. MCMILLAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C.

